Trump to Provide Written Answers Under Oath in ‘Apprentice’ Contestant Defamation Lawsuit

President Donald Trump will answer questions in writing and under oath for the 2017 defamation lawsuit filed by former “Apprentice” contestant Summer Zervos, the Washington Post reported Sunday.

According to a new court filing, attorneys for the president and Zervos have agreed to the exchange of “written answers and objections” to questions submitted in writing by Sept. 28. Trump will be sworn in prior to the written interrogation.

Zervos, who in 2016 accused Trump of grabbing her breast without her consent and unwanted aggressive kissing in 2007, filed suit against the then president-elect in January 2017. The defamation suit alleges that Trump falsely branded Zervos a liar after she made her accusations public, calling her story “totally made up nonsense.”

In May, Zervos subpoenaed recordings from NBC’s “The Apprentice,” as well as records pertaining to Trump’s stays at the Beverly Hills Hotel, where Zervos said the unwanted encounter with Trump occurred.

The subpoena issued to the hotel asked for records pertaining to stays by Trump in 2005 through 2009, along with documents pertaining to Zervos, Trump’s bodyguard and his assistant.

The subpoena to “The Apprentice” archives owner Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer asked for documents or recordings featuring Zervos or Trump talking about Zervos, along with recordings featuring Trump talking about women “in any sexual or inappropriate manner.”

Those requested documents have yet to be turned over, according to the Post.

Donald Trump's "face-lift" jab at "Morning Joe" co-host Mika Brzezinski was denounced by all sides. But it was far from the first time he has attacked female critics by insulting their looks, as these 13 women prove.

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Mika Brzezinski

Trump tweeted: "How come low I.Q. Crazy Mika...came to Mar-a-Lago 3 nights in a row around New Year's Eve, and insisted on joining me. She was bleeding badly from a face-lift. I said no!"

Jolie has been named "most beautiful woman in the world" by Vogue, Vanity Fair, and others. But in 2007, Trump deemed the liberal actress and humanitarian unattractive: "I do understand beauty, and she's not."

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Katarina Witt

Not even a champion Olympic figure skater is exempt from Trump's insults. In November 1992, Trump told New York Magazine that Witt "could only be described as attractive if you like a woman with a bad complexion who is built like a linebacker."

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Carly Fiorina

In an attempt to discredit rival Carly Fiorina during the Republican primaries, Trump said in a 2015 interview with Rolling Stone, "Look at that face! Would anyone vote for that?"

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Arianna Huffington

In 2012, he took to Twitter to insult the liberal co-creator of the Huffington Post: ".@ariannahuff is unattractive both inside and out. I fully understand why her former husband left her for a man- he made a good decision."

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Rosie O'Donnell

Trump said on a 2006 episode of "Entertainment Tonight": "Rosie O'Donnell is disgusting, both inside and out. If you take a look at her, she's a slob...If I were running The View, I'd fire Rosie. I'd look her right in that fat, ugly face of hers and say, 'Rosie, you're fired."

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Alicia Machado

The former Miss Universe said Trump called her "Miss Piggy" and made other disparaging remarks about her body.

Cher

According to The Telegraph, Trump fired back at Cher in 2012 after the singer criticized then-Republican presidential nominee, Mitt Romney. ".@cher--I don’t wear a “rug”—it’s mine. And I promise not to talk about your massive plastic surgeries that didn’t work," he tweeted.

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Heidi Klum

Trump told the New York Times in 2015 that Heidi Klum "sadly" was "no longer a 10." Klum clapped back at Trump's insult with this mocking tweet.

Heidi Cruz

Trump took on rival Ted Cruz by insulting Cruz's wife. Trump compared a less-than-flattering photo of Heidi with a glamor shot of Melania Trump and included the caption, "No need to 'spill the beans.' The images are worth a thousand words."

Donald Trump's "face-lift" jab at "Morning Joe" co-host Mika Brzezinski was denounced by all sides. But it was far from the first time he has attacked female critics by insulting their looks, as these 13 women prove.